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Businesses vs. the Bad Guys: How Businesses Can Win the Fight Against Cyber Threats

Submitted by susan.rivera on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 10:32

By: Kaspersky Américas on 01/10/2012

Kaspersky Lab and B2B International recently conducted a
survey among IT professionals working for large and medium-sized businesses to
find out what IT specialists thought of corporate security solutions, to
determine their level of knowledge about current threats, the sort of problems
they most often face, and their ability to evaluate the risks associated by
cyber-threats. According to half of those surveyed, cybercrime in its
various forms is the second biggest threat to business. Other key points
included in the report:

The most common threats faced by IT specialists
are malicious programs, spam, phishing, network intrusions and targeted attacks

Internal threats can be just as dangerous as
external threats: the most common internal threat faced by IT professionals is
software vulnerabilities, followed by data leaks due to the actions of staff or
loss/theft of a device

67% of respondents cited anti-malware as the
main protection against cyber-threats, followed by software updates, the implementation
of different levels of access rights to various IT systems, and encryption

The main problems IT security specialists face
that result in an inability to perform their duties are budget constraints and
lack of a clear understanding of IT security issues among senior managers

Increasing the level of computer literacy among
staff is an essential element of security, while top management must be fully
aware of the potential consequences of cyber-threats and understand that
reliable protection of the corporate network is necessary to ensure the
effective development of a company’s IT infrastructure